Science & Technology

Arts

What’s on these spring holidays

The sun is out, the flowers are blooming and there are a million things to do! Check out our favourite school holiday activities across the capitals this spring while we take a short break too

Ask Healthy Harold

Inside story: your body’s immunity

Healthy Harold has listened to your Kids News poll and heads into spring break by reporting ‘live from the inside’, getting the scoop on how busy blood cells in our bodies help fight infection

Humanities

NSW uni offers in HSC review

Exam season for Australia’s senior high school students officially gets underway this week, with NSW reviewing the impact early university offers have on effort as the state’s students sit the HSC

Space News

Strange diamonds formed after outer space incident

Rare hexagonal space diamonds could be even harder rocks than Earth’s as Aussie study suggests super-strong gemstones formed after large asteroid collided with dwarf planet billions of years ago

Funny

Aussies set Guinness world records

Always entertaining as a unique portrait of our planet, the latest Guinness Book of World Records is a riot of races and risk, human endeavour, animal excellence, fearful feats and lots of fun

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VIDEOAnimals

Bilby breeding a stunning success

Once pushed to just 10 per cent of their former range, greater bilbies are making a comeback as new figures show the success of Taronga’s breeding program just in time for National Bilby Day

Health

Surge in kids needing glasses

More Aussie kids are becoming shortsighted than ever before, with rising rates of screen use and time spent indoors the main culprits. Find out how you can protect your precious eyes

Space

Strange shape found over Saturn

An atmospheric wave the shape of a decagon has been discovered over Saturn, leading scientists to puzzle over why the mysterious planet spawns disturbances that are geometric in nature

History

What lies beneath ‘tomb of Jesus’

An archaeological dig has uncovered an ancient landscape of rock and plant matter beneath the Holy Church of the Sepulchre, suggesting it may once have been a quarry converted to a garden

Health

Boy’s regional challenge to Albo

Bush kids are waiting up to six years to see a pediatrician – now one 12-year-old is walking from regional Australia to Canberra to ask the Prime Minister to support this vital charity’s work

Space

Robots may mine moon ‘gold rush’

The answer to why the US is looking to send robots to mine the moon lies in a very valuable element that could revolutionise quantum computing. What is it and just how will they do it?

VIDEOAnimals

A day in the life of a great white

Remarkable footage captured by 13 of the apex predators off the coast of NSW has given incredible insight into how they behave, as the state government announces new safety measures

EXPLAINEREnvironment

Why landslides lead to flash floods

What caused the devastating flash-flooding event in the Himalayan border region of Nepal and Tibet, why did the mountainous terrain make matters worse – and do experts think climate change played a part? RED LEVEL (YRS 7-12)

First Nations News

Every star has a story to tell

Kids News spoke with First Nations astrophysicist Krystal De Napoli about the ‘library of knowledge’ that is Sky Country ahead of this year’s Indigenous Literacy Day on September 2

Science and Technology

Tassie tigers’ walk on the wild side

Kids News spoke with leading de-extinction expert Professor Andrew Pask about why he is trying to bring back the Tasmanian tiger and what it takes to build a career in de-extinction

VIDEOScience and Technology

Weird and wonderful science

A revolutionary cancer treatment and human brain cells used to power AI – this National Science Week (August 15-23), Kids News takes a look at two truly mind-boggling breakthroughs

Animals

Penguin parade turned vax queue

Phillip Island’s little penguin colony is famous for its nightly sea to the sand parade but National Science Week saw the world’s largest wildlife vaccination program begin, inspiring Knight’s toon

VIDEOSport

Meet Australia’s strongest man

A combination of ‘whatever Mum’s cooking’ and Coco Pops may not sound like the makings of Australia’s reigning strongman but was being named for cricket’s GOAT inspiring? Let’s find out

Environment

Shark alerts on smartwatches

It’s Science Week! Australian shark sighting app Dorsal has a new feature coming that will enable the app to issue alerts to surfers and swimmers while they are in the water. Here’s how it works

Explainers

Why Colombian builds didn’t hold

Building standards of earthquake-prone Colombia helps explain why this week’s event caused such devastation, researchers have said. Find out which countries have quake safety by design